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Taxi and limousine market data for Orange County, NY

Orange County, NY supports 39 taxi and limousine businesses across 411,767 residents. Below: how those operators break down by size, how the market compares with its state and the country, and what the sector pays — all from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.

39
For-hire businesses
139
Sector employees
72%
Under 5 employees
9.47
Per 100,000 residents

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

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21 licensed hackney carriages and 18 private hire vehicles, a total of 39 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 53.8 per cent of the licensed fleet.39licensed vehicles
21 hackney (53.8%)18 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Orange County, NY has 39 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 31 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 21 taxi and ridesharing operators to 18 limousine operators.
  • 71.8 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 9.47 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 139 people locally.

Orange County, NY for-hire market in numbers

Every row is read from the federal business census, or is arithmetic over it. Derived rows show their working.

Taxi and limousine industry statistics for Orange County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureOrange County
CountyOrange County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)411,767
Taxi and limousine establishments39
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.139
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$4.5m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments21
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.71
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.9m
Limousine establishments18
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.68
Limousine annual payroll$2.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees28
Operators with 5-9 employees7
Operators with 10-19 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived39 establishments ÷ 411,767 residents × 100,000.9.47
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived28 of 39 establishments.71.8%
Annual payroll per employeederived$4.5m payroll ÷ 139 employees.$32,216
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived21 taxi ÷ 39 taxi and limousine establishments.53.8%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.31 of 348

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.

How does Orange County, NY compare on operators per head?

Orange County, NY9.47New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Orange County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Orange County, NY?

Orange County, NY has 39 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 139 people — 21 in taxi and ridesharing services and 18 in limousine service.

A market of this size is big enough that customers have alternatives and small enough that reputation travels quickly.

Are operators in Orange County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

71.8 per cent of operators in Orange County, NY employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Most operators employ fewer than five people, so buying decisions are made by an owner rather than a committee, and setup time matters more than configurability.

The full distribution: 28 with 1-4 employees, 7 with 5-9 employees and 4 with 10-19 employees.

Is Orange County, NY over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Orange County, NY has 9.47 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are far above the national midpoint, which is typical of counties serving an airport, a downtown core or a large visitor economy rather than only their own residents.

Within New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Orange County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $32,216 per employee across the sector in Orange County, NY.

That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.

FAQ

Orange County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Orange County, NY?
39 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 21 are classified as taxi and ridesharing services. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Orange County, NY mostly small?
71.8 per cent employ fewer than five people. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Orange County, NY?
Orange County, NY supports 9.47 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density this far above the median means new entrants compete against established names for the same trips.
Is Orange County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
21 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 18 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Orange County, NY?
411,767 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate. Population is the denominator behind the per-100,000 comparisons on this page, and it is worth noting that a county serving an airport or a large visitor economy carries demand well beyond its resident count.

Markets comparable to Orange County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Orange County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
San Francisco County, CA394.71
Erie County, NY394.10
Worcester County, MA384.31
King County, WA381.62
Fairfax County, VA413.53
DuPage County, IL363.84
Dallas County, TX431.62

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